Former governor of Osun State and former Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bisi Akande, has said that the 2020 #EndSARS protest across Nigeria was “designed to be the end” of Bola Tinubu, the current Nigeria President. Akande, while speaking on a podcast, alleged that the Obidients, a movement that supported the 2023…
By the time Bola Ahmed Tinubu ascended to the presidency, many believed it was the culmination of a lifelong ambition—an inevitability rather than a decision. But according to Bisi Akande, former governor of Osun State and a close political ally, Tinubu had deep reservations about running. It took persistent persuasion, an appeal to Yoruba tradition,…
Some residents of Sabo Market, Orile Igbon, along the Ogbomoso-Ilorin expressway in Oyo State allegedly att@cked firefighters that prevented them from siphoning fuel from a fallen tanker. According to the Nigerian Tribune, the tanker, carrying 33,000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), had suffered a tyre burst on Tuesday night, January 28, resulting in…
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday, January 29, ordered the remand of a woman, Rejoice John alias Success, at the Kirikiri Correctional Centre for allegedly trafficking three young ladies to Ghana for prostitution. Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke remanded the defendant, pending the hearing and ruling on her bail application. In the charge…
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country today. 1. EFCC arrests ex-NHIS boss, Usman Yusuf, for alleged contract fraud The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Prof. Usman Yusuf, for alleged contract fraud.Read more 2. After Ripples Nigeria…
